COMOROS VS IRAQ: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRAQ		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	783	4	349	+ 434
Stroke	2	445	3	356	+ 89
Road Traffic Accidents	3	229	6	226	+ 3
Diabetes Mellitus	4	158	9	136	+ 22
Low Birth Weight	5	141	5	328	- 188
Kidney Disease	6	135	14	101	+ 34
Violence	7	121	20	63	+ 58
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	119	1	594	- 476
Congenital Anomalies	9	103	10	131	- 28
Birth Trauma	10	90	7	211	- 120
War	11	63	67	0	+ 63
Hypertension	12	52	12	115	- 63
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	52	23	46	+ 6
Other Injuries	14	47	16	90	- 43
Lung Cancers	15	46	60	1	+ 45
Liver Disease	16	46	8	160	- 114
Breast Cancer	17	38	33	23	+ 16
Diarrhoeal diseases	18	34	2	363	- 330
Suicide	19	30	24	46	- 15
Lung Disease	20	28	17	83	- 55
Leukemia	21	28	57	3	+ 25
Inflammatory/Heart	22	25	31	26	- 1
Asthma	23	20	21	49	- 29
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	18	39	19	- 0
Tuberculosis	25	18	19	79	- 61
Lymphomas	26	17	37	19	- 2
Maternal Conditions	27	17	22	47	- 30
Stomach Cancer	28	16	45	11	+ 5
Fires	29	16	30	27	- 11
Falls	30	15	32	26	- 11
Parkinson's Disease	31	14	44	11	+ 3
Drownings	32	14	25	35	- 21
Pertussis	33	14	18	80	- 66
Bladder Cancer	34	13	46	10	+ 3
Liver Cancer	35	12	28	29	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	36	11	82	0	+ 11
Endocrine Disorders	37	10	36	19	- 10
Drug Use	38	9	49	7	+ 3
Oral Cancer	39	9	41	15	- 7
Encephalitis	40	8	54	4	+ 4
Ovary Cancer	41	8	56	3	+ 5
Meningitis	42	8	11	115	- 108
Skin Cancers	43	7	42	12	- 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	6	47	10	- 4
Epilepsy	45	5	40	17	- 12
Oesophagus Cancer	46	4	26	34	- 30
Prostate Cancer	47	4	27	33	- 29
Cervical Cancer	48	3	13	104	- 101
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	3	34	21	- 18
Syphilis	50	3	38	19	- 16
Tetanus	51	2	43	12	- 10
Poisonings	52	2	35	20	- 18
Malnutrition	53	2	15	96	- 94
Uterin Cancer	54	1	55	3	- 2
Measles	55	1	78	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	56	1	52	5	- 4
Skin Disease	57	1	48	9	- 8
Alcohol	58	1	51	6	- 5
Schistosomiasis	59	1	75	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	60	1	62	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	61	1	59	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	62	0	72	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	0	58	2	- 1
Appendicitis	64	0	50	6	- 6
Upper Respiratory	65	0	53	4	- 4
Diphtheria	66	0	65	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Hepatitis C	68	0	61	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	64	0	- 0
Leprosy	71	0	71	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	29	29	- 29
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.